This was covered just recently. I have reposted some previous posts on the subject below. I would say that there are no known incompatibilities with CS and antibiotics but there is a "may interfere with" comment from the National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine (NCCAM) regarding penacillamine, quinolones, tetracyclines, and thyroxine. NCCAM is a part of the NIH, whose opinions on alternative medications I consider as only pro big Pharma and untrustworthy. - Steve
-----Original Message----- From: Marshall Dudley [mailto:mdud...@king-cart.com] Sent: Monday, January 05, 2009 9:29 AM To: silver-list@eskimo.com Subject: Re: CS>re cs & antibiotics They say theoretically. I suspect that this is from the problem that penicillin type antibiotics should not be taken with cycline type antibiotics. The first ones work by killing a pathogen while trying to multiply. The second category prevent the pathogen from multiplying. If used together, the cycline type will prevent the division of the pathogen, thus making the penicillin types ineffective. If they assume that colloidal silver kills like penicillin, that is during division, then there would be an interaction. But silver does not require division to kill, so I think their theory is all wet. Of course CS does tend to make the cycline type antibiotics ineffective, since dead pathogens don't divide anyway. Marshall -----Original Message----- From: Norton, Steve [mailto:stephen.nor...@ngc.com] Sent: Monday, January 05, 2009 8:39 AM To: silver-list@eskimo.com Subject: RE: CS>re cs & antibiotics Tracking down the warning, it apparently originated from the National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine (NCCAM), a part of the NIH. See: http://nccam.nih.gov/health/alerts/silver/ "Colloidal silver may interfere with the body's absorption of the following drugs: penacillamine, quinolones, tetracyclines, and thyroxine." The reference NCCAM provides for the warning is: "Natural Medicines Comprehensive Database. Colloidal silver. Natural Medicines Comprehensive Database Web site. Accessed on December 11, 2006." The Natural Medicines Comprehensive Database Web site requires a membership, of course. Less than $10 for a one month access if one is interested enough. - Steve N -----Original Message----- From: M. G. Devour [mailto:mdev...@eskimo.com] Sent: Sunday, February 08, 2009 3:05 PM To: silver-list@eskimo.com Subject: Re: CS>antibiotics Hi and welcome, Kathy! > Could someone please tell me which antibiotics should not be taken > with silver? Thanks so much, Folks have probably been slow to answer because the likely answer is "none." I hope anyone who has other information will correct me. The thing you should keep in mind with anything that is likely to disrupt pathogens is that as they die from the antimicrobials and/or are attacked by the body's immune response, you will have toxic waste products and metabolites being dumped into your system that can cause an increase of symptoms as a result of a *successful* treatment. This reaction, called a healing reaction or Herxheimer reaction, can range from mild to uncomfortable -- to life threatening in severe cases. If you *combine* any other antimicrobial with pharmaceutical antibiotics you may start killing stuff off much faster than you or your doctor expected. So it's best to be aware of this possibility and coordinate what you're doing with your physician. The basic strategy is to start at a low dose and build up gradually, modulating your intake to keep the Herx reaction from becoming too uncomfortable. Let us know if you have further questions. Be well, Mike D. [Mike Devour, Citizen, Patriot, Libertarian] [mdev...@eskimo.com ] [Speaking only for myself... ] -- The Silver List is a moderated forum for discussing Colloidal Silver. Instructions for unsubscribing are posted at: http://silverlist.org To post, address your message to: silver-list@eskimo.com Address Off-Topic messages to: silver-off-topic-l...@eskimo.com The Silver List and Off Topic List archives are currently down... List maintainer: Mike Devour <mdev...@eskimo.com>
